Tuesday, February 20, 2018

On Monday February 12, I bought 40 shares of Fortis Inc. at CA$ 41.29 per share plus commission.

Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility
company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. It generates,
transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 420,000 retail
customers in a territory comprising approximately 2,991 square kilometers
located in southeastern Arizona, including the greater Tucson metropolitan area
in Pima county, as well as parts of Cochise county; and 95,000 retail customers
in Arizona's Mohave and Santa Cruz counties with an aggregate capacity of 2,994
megawatts (MW) comprising 54 MW of solar capacity. The company also sells
wholesale electricity to other entities in the western United States; owns
gas-fired and hydroelectric generating capacity totaling 64 MW; and distributes
natural gas to approximately 994,000 customers in approximately 135 communities
in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, it owns and operates the electricity
distribution system that serves approximately 549,000 customers in southern and
central Alberta; owns 4 hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined
capacity of 225 MW; and provides operation, maintenance, and management
services to hydroelectric generating facilities. Further, the company
distributes electricity in the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador
serving approximately 264,000 customers with an installed generating capacity
of 139 MW; and on Prince Edward Island serving approximately 79,000 customers
through generating facilities with a combined capacity of 145 MW. Additionally,
it provides integrated electric utility service to approximately 65,000
customers in Fort Erie, Cornwall, Gananoque, Port Colborne, and the District of
Algoma in Ontario; approximately 43,200 customers on Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands; and approximately 15,000 customers on certain islands in Turks and
Caicos, as well as holds long-term contracted generation assets in British
Columbia and Belize, and Aitken Creek. Fortis Inc. was founded in 1885 and is
headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Sunday, February 18, 2018

In this review, I will make a summary of important and
interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio
holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other
websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

On Thursday AbbVie announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.71 to
$ 0.96 per share that’s payable May 15, 2018 to holders of record April 13, 2018. This represents a 35.21% increase to regular quarterly dividends.

With current price $ 115.23 (Friday'sopen), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.33%.

Friday, February 16, 2018

Yesterday the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Companyannounced a
quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.37
to $ 0.39 per share that’s payable April 2, 2018 to holders of record
March 15, 2018. This represents a 5.41% increase to regular quarterly
dividends.

With current price $44.78 (yesterday's close), this raise
brings
their
dividend yield to 3.48%.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Yesterday the board of directors of Cisco Systems, Inc.announced a dividend increase of from $ 0.29
to $ 0.33per share that’s payable April25, 2018 to holders of record April5,
2018. This represents a 13.79% increase to regular quarterly dividends.

Cisco’s board of directors has also approved a $25
billion increase to the authorization of the stock repurchase program. There is
no fixed termination date for the repurchase program. The remaining authorized
amount for stock repurchases including the additional authorization is
approximately $31 billion.

With current price $ 42.09 (yesterday's close), this raise
brings their dividend yield to 3.14%.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Yesterday T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. announced a dividend increase of from $ 0.57 to $ 0.70
per share that’s payable March 29, 2018 to holders of record March 15, 2018.
This represents a 22.8% increase to regular quarterly
dividends. This will mark the 32nd consecutive year since the firm's
initial public offering that the company will have increased its regular annual
dividend.

With current price $ 103.94 (tuesday's open), this raise
brings their dividend yield to 2.69%.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Today The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Incannounced a 15 percent increase in its
annualized dividend per share to $3.71 from $3.22 per share, effective with the
dividend expected to be paid in June 2018. This represents the Company’s 46th
consecutive annual dividend per share increase. Total dividends to shareholders
are expected to be approximately $5 billion and share repurchases are expected
to be approximately $2 billion.

The Company also announced a new share repurchase program
providing for the repurchase of up to $15 billion of PepsiCo common stock
commencing on July 1, 2018 and expiring on June 30, 2021. This will replace the
$12 billion repurchase program which commenced on July 1, 2015 and expires on
June 30, 2018.

With current price $ 112.00 (today's open), this raise
brings their dividend yield to 3.31%.

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I am not an investment professional or a licensed financial advisor. I am a self-educated investor and the contents of this blog reflect my personal investing strategy, thoughts, and decisions, which may not be appropriate for other investors. My investing decisions do not constitute recommendations or advice. You should consult with an investment professional before making any investing decisions. I am not responsible or liable for any of your investing decisions or the outcomes of your decisions, including but not limited to those that may result in monetary loss or emotional distress. I am not responsible for any of the comments posted by readers or the contents of any linked websites.